OKEMOS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US student achievement is down, ranked 34th in the world,
despite an 84 percent increase in education spending since 2000. As a
result, administrators and educators in the US are under pressure to
improve test scores and better prepare students with a 21st
century skillset, which is seen as a blend of academic, technical and
employability skills. According to The
Flipped Learning Network, teachers and administrators are
increasingly turning to video as a tool to help students improve.
Specifically, a recent survey from PBS
LearningMedia found 74 percent of teachers say technology enables
them to reinforce and expand on content.

Many educators are looking for inspiration from massive open online
courses (MOOCs), Sal Kahn’s widely publicized institute, and the trend
of “flipping” classrooms where students review lectures at home on video
and do homework in class. But even the most accomplished educators are
facing technical challenges presented by complex video software, hosting
sites with light security and a tidal wave of new viewing devices used
by students.

“There is a lot of good news in education today and video is one great
example of it,” said Stacey Roshan, a math teacher at Bullis School in
Potomac, Maryland. “In the four years that my advanced math classes have
been flipped, student achievement and satisfaction has improved. The
same result is proving true for many of my colleagues. Making video
easier to do in a scalable way is a step in the right direction for
educators and students.”

New software introduced today called TechSmith Relay streamlines video
creation and management for educators, allowing them to simply click one
button to record, store and distribute their class lecture content.
TechSmith Relay hosts the content for districts and allows students,
teachers and administrators to set up their own video libraries to share
and collaborate on schoolwork. The accounts can be securely accessed
from anywhere, at any time, and are viewable on tablets, home computers
and even smartphones. TechSmith Relay also allows teachers to understand
how well students are comprehending information through quizzing and
analytics in every video. This knowledge provides teachers real-time
insight into how well students are grasping lessons.

“Video is becoming increasingly popular as a learning tool in school
systems,” said William Hamilton, founder and president of TechSmith.
“TechSmith is delivering on a promise to make video solutions easy and
accessible system-wide, even for teachers with absolutely no technical
experience. We want to help administrators address the growing pressures
to close achievement gaps and show measurable results in their
districts.”

TechSmith Relay is compatible with TechSmith solutions Camtasia and
Snagit. TechSmith Relay is now available through an annual
subscription-based service. To learn more about TechSmith Relay visit www.techsmith.com/techsmith-relay.html.

About TechSmith Corporation

Founded in 1987, TechSmith Corporation provides practical business and
academic platforms that can dramatically change how people communicate
and collaborate across devices. TechSmith’s platforms enable users to
work more effectively wherever they may be, and ensures that the process
of creating, sharing and collaborating around content is simple and
intuitive so that others can learn from their knowledge. Learn more at www.techsmith.com
and follow @TechSmith
on Twitter for the latest news.